CVE-2026-16295: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Clearfy Cache
Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin versions before 2.4.3 have an improper access control vulnerability. This flaw allows any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, to access admin-only settings pages and view their contents. The vulnerability arises because one admin-page dispatch path does not perform a capability check, although the canonical page URL does restrict access properly.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16295 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin prior to version 2.4.3. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities on one of its admin-page dispatch paths, enabling any authenticated user to render administrative settings pages and disclose sensitive information such as administrative nonces. This occurs despite the canonical page URL correctly restricting access, indicating a logic flaw in access control enforcement within the plugin's code.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows low-privileged authenticated users (e.g., Subscribers) to access and view administrative settings pages and sensitive data like admin nonces. This could potentially aid in further attacks by exposing information meant only for administrators. However, the vulnerability does not allow modification or denial of service, and the CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only or consider disabling the plugin if possible to prevent unauthorized access to admin pages.
CVE-2026-16295: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Clearfy Cache
Description
Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin versions before 2.4.3 have an improper access control vulnerability. This flaw allows any authenticated user, including low-privileged roles like Subscribers, to access admin-only settings pages and view their contents. The vulnerability arises because one admin-page dispatch path does not perform a capability check, although the canonical page URL does restrict access properly.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Clearfy Cache
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16295 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Clearfy Cache WordPress plugin prior to version 2.4.3. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities on one of its admin-page dispatch paths, enabling any authenticated user to render administrative settings pages and disclose sensitive information such as administrative nonces. This occurs despite the canonical page URL correctly restricting access, indicating a logic flaw in access control enforcement within the plugin's code.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows low-privileged authenticated users (e.g., Subscribers) to access and view administrative settings pages and sensitive data like admin nonces. This could potentially aid in further attacks by exposing information meant only for administrators. However, the vulnerability does not allow modification or denial of service, and the CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a medium severity with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only or consider disabling the plugin if possible to prevent unauthorized access to admin pages.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T12:29:56.541Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7187d0bf32cb7a34e19ae2
Added to database: 08/04/2026, 06:33:52 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 18:32:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 46
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